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DAN DEACONHollywood (digital)23 tracks – 57:44 Time and Water is a new National Geographic documentary that follows Icelandic writer Andri Snær Magnason as he chronicles disappearing glaciers while reminiscing about personal family members and experiences. The film premiered at Sundance this year before traveling to a variety of festivals and eventually streaming in May. Comp...

DAN ROMERDigital27 tracks – 44:46 Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House books were adapted for television some 50 years ago and ran for nine seasons. The story follows a family as it navigates settling in different parts of the Midwest. Netflix has revived the story in this new series, which debuted on the streamer in July. The score is by Dan Romer (Beasts of the Southern Wild...

LEO BIRENBERG, ZACH ROBINSONHollywood (digital)32 tracks – 42:29 It’s hard to believe that the Super Troopers franchise debuted 25 years ago. This latest reboot, Super Troopers 3, brings back Kevin Heffernan’s character, Farva, and focuses on the team attempting to disrupt his impending nuptials while also dealing with a drug ring. The film arrived in early August, with compo...

DAVID SHIRECaldera33 tracks – 60:41 David Shire has scored many different kinds of movies over the course of his career, from comedies (Skin Game, The Fortune, The Big Bus) to ’70s-flavored conspiracy thrillers (All the President’s Men, The Conversation, Zodiac) and tales of science gone awry (Monkey Shines, 2010, Short Circuit). However, character dramas make up much of his ...

ANTHONY WILLISBack Lot Music (digital)24 tracks – 51:47 Kate Dolan’s second feature, the M3GAN spinoff Soulm8te, follows a young man who creates an AI companion after the death of his wife. Things soon go sideways, however, when the android begins to desire something more. After a scrapped theatrical release, the film debuted on streaming services at the end of July, with com...